Payola, the practice of paying money for radio airplay has been around since at least the 1950s. After things blew up after a notorious DJ conference in Miami in 1959,
Read MoreThe music industry has always been a dude-dominated space which means that the contribution of women has been marginalized. This book, How Women Made Music, is a creation by NPR
Read MoreAgain, apologies for any erratic posting schedules this week, but I’ll do my best to keep things on track. Here’s what’s going on for September 17, 2019.
Read MoreHere we go again – the remainder of this year’s best albums, according to a whack of publications and somewhat haphazardly assembled! Let’s start with this – this article may
Read MoreLet’s start with this – this article may take a while to load on your device. There are a LOT of embedded links below. If you’re like me, you love
Read MoreAnyone with an Internet connection can instantly access somewhere around 40 million songs from all eras of recorded music history. That’s a lot. Way too much for the average person
Read MoreNot only is music interesting to listen to, but its effects on the human brain is fascinating. Music can help elderly people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Read MoreDid you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now, the music news… Amazing: The owner of American Idol has
Read MoreThe Douglas DC-3 took to the air for the first time on this day in 1935. A lot of these workhorses are still flying, too. And in music news… To
Read MoreHow the hell did someone built a mile-long lighted, ventilated prison escape tunnel with no one noticing? That’s just one detail in the fascinating story of Mexican drug lord El
Read MoreI’ve long lamented about people just don’t care about high-fidelity sound anymore. MP3s played through cheap earbuds are good enough for most people. Anyone who has kids has probably wonder
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